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| A coach has overturned at an M1 service area in Buckinghamshire leaving at least five people seriously injured. | A coach has overturned at an M1 service area in Buckinghamshire leaving at least five people seriously injured. |
| The National Express bus, going from Birmingham to Stansted, clipped a kerb and rolled entering Newport Pagnell services at 1600 BST, police said. | The National Express bus, going from Birmingham to Stansted, clipped a kerb and rolled entering Newport Pagnell services at 1600 BST, police said. |
| At least 36 people have suffered less serious injuries, a spokeswoman for the South Central Ambulance service said. The driver was cut from the wreckage. | |
| Thames Valley Police said the area is being treated as a major crime scene. | |
| A Highways Agency Spokesman said there were no plans to close the M1. | A Highways Agency Spokesman said there were no plans to close the M1. |
| The coach hit a lamppost and a tree as it overturned, a spokesman for Welcome Break, who operate the motorway service area, said. | The coach hit a lamppost and a tree as it overturned, a spokesman for Welcome Break, who operate the motorway service area, said. |
| Initial first aid had been given to casualties by staff members, he added. | Initial first aid had been given to casualties by staff members, he added. |
| A spokesman for Buckinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service, who have been working to release the driver, said the coach appeared to have been the only vehicle involved in the crash. | A spokesman for Buckinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service, who have been working to release the driver, said the coach appeared to have been the only vehicle involved in the crash. |
| Road and air ambulances are on the scene and casualties are being taken to two hospitals, Milton Keynes and John Radcliffe in Oxford. | |
| An air ambulance has transported one casualty to hospital. | An air ambulance has transported one casualty to hospital. |
| In a statement, National Express said the coach was the 777 service travelling from Birmingham to Stansted, with 33 passengers on board. | In a statement, National Express said the coach was the 777 service travelling from Birmingham to Stansted, with 33 passengers on board. |
| The coach left Birmingham at 1400BST to Luton Airport and was to arrive at Stansted Airport at 1755 BST and had recently stopped at Coventry. | |
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